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What would the winter Olympics be without skating, sledding?and soap operas? The 2006 Games in Torino, Italy, are a month away, but the controversies are already flying like a Finnish ski jumper. Canada angered many fans last month by naming hockey pariah Todd Bertuzzi?who pleaded guilty to assault for a vicious on-ice attack on Colorado Avalanche player Steve Moore in March 2004?to its Olympic squad, snubbing the sport's golden boy, Siddney Crosby, 18. And injured figure-skating star Michelle Kwan, 25, last week said she would skip the U.S. championships, which double as the sport...
...northerly part of Britain, but from January to March, they're ruled by Vikings. Norway lost Shetland to the Scots in 1468, but the islanders have never forgotten their roots. Since the early 19th century, Shetlanders have celebrated Up Helly Aa, a fire festival that heralds the end of winter and the return of the sun. The biggest celebration is in Lerwick, the capital, on the last Tuesday in January; this year it's Jan. 31. Last year, 51 Vikings wearing blue velvet tunics, winged helmets and sealskin capes cheered and wielded their axes as they dragged their longship through...
...Crimson’s inexperience on defense showed.“I wish it didn’t, but I’m not surprised it did,” Delaney-Smith said.Freshman Emily Tay blossomed into one of the team’s leading scorers over the winter break. But when Dartmouth’s scouting report had it keying on the 5’8 point guard from Los Angeles, she struggled, shooting zero-of-four in the first half.Freshman forward Katie Rollins also suffered from defensive lapses in the first half...
Even for those accustomed to northern climates, an election in the dark of Canadian winter can try the soul. On Jan. 23 Canadians will vote for a new Parliament, and in this normally unflappable nation there's a restless and angry mood that bodes ill for the governing Liberal Party. With two weeks remaining before the vote, Prime Minister Paul Martin was running second in opinion surveys behind Conservative Party Leader Stephen Harper, whose right-of-center platform of taxation, gun control and same-sex marriage (he doesn't like any of them) until recently seemed to place him well...
...western Massachusetts. But Harvard offers an urban setting with smaller classes than Cornell. And there are already substantial opportunities for students to study abroad both during summer and the semester. Simply put, Harvard doesn’t need a J-Term. Students would be better off with a longer winter break, during which they could take advantage of optional, J-Term-like activities if they so chose. If J-Term is about choice and opportunity, wouldn’t it be best to maximize both for Harvard students by allowing them full freedom to choose exactly how they want...